17/6/2026 |Articles are machine translated
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic's production today consists exclusively of hybrid models. | Photo: Toyota
From the beginning of the year to the end of May 2026, a total of 639,681 passenger cars were produced in the country – 4.7% more year-on-year. The production of buses also grew by 2,406 units (+7.2%) and motorcycles by 397 (+34.6%). The share of all electrified vehicles in total production was 40.4% – of which 20.6% were hybrid, 16.4% were purely battery-powered and 3.4% were plug-in hybrid vehicles.
“In recent years, hybrid cars have significantly strengthened their position on the European market, where they have become the most popular choice of customers. This development is also reflected in Czech production, where their production increased by almost 46% year-on-year in the first five months of this year. Hybrid cars now make up more than a fifth of all cars manufactured in the Czech Republic. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic has a significant share in this result, whose production now consists exclusively of hybrid models,” says Zdeněk Petzl, executive director of the Automotive Industry Association.
In the first five months, 639,681 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic, i.e. 4.7% more year-on-year than in the same period of the previous year. A total of 259,522 electrified vehicles were completed in the given period and their share in the domestic production of cars reached almost 41.0%. In total, 105,257 battery (BEV), 22,201 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and 132,064 hybrid (HEV) passenger vehicles were produced.
The largest domestic car manufacturer, Škoda Auto, produced 431,960 passenger cars (+10.2%) in its domestic plants in the period January to May. The car manufacturer’s production was thus kept just below the limit of 4,000 vehicles produced per day. The Mladá Boleslav-based automaker produced 108,374 vehicles with external charging, i.e. purely battery (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV), i.e. 25.0% of the brand’s total domestic production. Of these, 93,580 were BEV vehicles and 14,794 were PHEV vehicles. The production ranking was dominated by the Kamiq, Fabia and Karoq models.
In the first five months of the year, a total of 110,700 vehicles were produced at the Hyundai plant in Nošovice, i.e. 10.1% less than in the same period last year. Of the total number of vehicles produced, 11,677 had a purely electric drive, 7,407 had a plug-in hybrid drive and 35,043 had a hybrid drive. Overall, electrified vehicles accounted for 48.9% of total production.
At Toyota in Kolín, production was higher year-on-year. 97,021 cars were produced, i.e. 824 vehicles more than in January-May 2025. All vehicles produced had a hybrid drive.
In the bus segment, a total of 2,406 buses were manufactured in the cumulative period, i.e. 162 units and 7.2% more than in the same period last year. The year-on-year increase was mainly contributed by SOR Libchavy, where 183 more buses were completed year-on-year (+190.6%). In total, 279 buses rolled off the production line. In the Vysokomytsk Iveco CR, a total of 2,117 buses were manufactured in the given period (-1.0%). The KHMC company manufactured a total of 10 minibuses in the first five months, one more than last year.
The electrified bus segment reached a total of 112 manufactured purely battery buses in January-May, of which 77 were manufactured in Iveco ČR and 35 in SOR Libchavy. Another 195 hybrid buses were assembled at Iveco Czech Republic.
A total of 397 motorcycles (+34.6%) left the production plant of the traditional motorcycle manufacturer Jawa Moto between January and May, which is 102 motorcycles more in absolute year-on-year comparison.
